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Though the focus of the investigation and search is on Jacksonville, two of the key players in the disappearance of 21-month old Lonzie Barton early last Friday turned up on local police blotters in late May when police were called to their Macclenny apartment on a noise complaint and found them with drugs and paraphernalia. Read More »

The latest projected deficit in an updated budget proposal presented to the Baker County Commission last week was $1.5 million, down from $2.37 million just a few weeks ago, which County Manager C.J. Thompson attributed mainly to higher revenue estimates and significantly lower health insurance costs.Read More »

Baker County employees will have more options when selecting new health insurance coverage and the county will save over $570,000 in lower premiums under a revised United Healthcare contract approved by county commissioners last week.Read More »